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2008
7 January 2008
4 January 2008
3 January 2008
2007
31 December 2007
- Two consultations launched on Scotch Whisky Regulations 2008 and Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008, with associated news release.
28 December 2007
27 December 2007
21 December 2007
- UK urges Japan to stop killing whales
- Bluetongue update: vector-free period confirmed and movement restrictions relaxed
- Consultation on Proposed UK auction design for use in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme Phase II and associated news release
20 December 2007
- Benn welcomes aviation’s inclusion in EU emissions trading scheme
- Practical steps to water affordability can be a lesson for all says Minister
- Single Payment Scheme aspects of reform of the EU fruit and vegetable regime is agreed
- Bluetongue detected in imported animals
- Plans to extend sea life protection
- Sales of veterinary antimicrobials and review of antimicrobial resistance policy across Defra
19 December 2007
- Wine reforms good news for UK consumers and producers
- Consultation on Implementation of EU Legislation in England and Wales: Aquatic Animal Health Directive
- Order placed for Bluetongue vaccine
- Batteries included – in new recycling plan
- Government reviews and updates its research agenda to characterise potential risks of nanomaterials
- Consultation on the recommendations of the Climate Change simplification project, announcement of the new Shadow Price of Carbon and associated news release
- Avian Influenza - remaining restrictions lifted
- National fruit collection to remain at Brogdale
- Shaw welcomes “fair” deal for UK in EU fisheries talks
- Better regulation for disposal of inert waste
18 December 2007
- Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw - Agriculture and Fisheries Council 17-19 December
- Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw - Agriculture and Fisheries Council 26-27 November
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Farm Payment Scheme
- Putting noise on the map – Defra publishes airport noise maps
17 December 2007
- Publication of the details of Defra’s new performance framework for the period of the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007
- Electronic identification of sheep and goats
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on publication of the interim report on summer 2007 floods, and associated news release
15 December 2007
14 December 2007
13 December 2007
- Speech to the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- School fruit and vegetable scheme: summer term of pesticide residues testing
- Pesticide Residues Committee – second quarter report 2007
- Consultation on Article 5 of the Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive 2006/32/EC; associated news release, Woolas calls for public sector to lead in energy efficiency
- Callaghan review of the regulatory framework for animal pathogens published, associated news release and Written Ministerial Statement
- Government blueprint to deliver better protection for people on the coast
12 December 2007
11 December 2007
- UK Announces New Study on Climate Change Adaptation at Bali
- New Approach to Natural Environment Policy
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the Launch of the Climate Change Taskforce Report
- Views sought on sharing responsibility and costs for animal health and welfare
- UK pledges $30 million to tackle deforestation
- Consultation: responsibility and cost sharing for animal Health and welfare: next steps – your views matter
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10 December 2007
- £60 million for new body to tackle London’s waste
- Defra publishes contingency plan for exotic animal diseases
7 December 2007
6 December 2007
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the Environment Agency's East End Regeneration Reception, London
- £9.6 million extra for National Parks
- £3.9 billion boost for English countryside
- Local waste projects go forward to next PFI round
- Consultation on a Recreational Sea Angling Strategy for England and associated news release
- Cash boost for people in fuel poverty – Phil Woolas
- Update on avian Influenza outbreak in Suffolk
- Formal recognition for wartime women who worked on the land
4 December 2007
3 December 2007
30 November 2007
29 November 2007
- Efficiency trials and targets at heart of new action plan to cut water consumption
- First Suffolk avian influenza epidemiology report published
28 November 2007
27 November 2007
- Jeff Rooker welcomes independent review of greyhound racing industry
- £97 million boost for UK fishing and seafood industries
23 November 2007
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the 'Delivering Low Carbon Cities' at the Birmingham NEC
- Avian Influenza update: bird gatherings permitted outside restricted zone
- Parents and the retired more likely to adopt pro-environmental behaviours
- Joan Ruddock, Minister for Sustainable Consumption and Production, welcomes collaboration with major retailers
22 November 2007
- Jeff Rooker opens the UK's first bioethanol plant in Norfolk
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Specified Animal Pathogens Order licence conditions at Merial Animal Health
- Latest Local Authority waste statistics published
21 November 2007
- Avian influenza update: precautionary culling on a fifth premises
- Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer confirmed
20 November 2007
- Hilary Benn responds to report on welfare of wild circus animals
- Local Councils crucial to fighting climate change
- UK-China clean coal initiative launched
- Statistical release: 2005 experimental Carbon Doxide emission statistics at Local Authority and Government Office Region level
19 November 2007
- Speech by Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP at the Farming for the Future Conference, London
- Avian influenza update: H5N1 confirmed at second premises
- Statement on a Post-2012 framework to tackle climate change
- Speech by Phil Woolas published: "Towards a green industrial revolution" - made to the Midwestern Governors Association's Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Summit, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Consultation on the future of the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD)
- Benn launches plan for one stop shop for greener homes
18 November 2007
17 November 2007
16 November 2007
- Consultation: towards a Defra Third Sector Strategy – emerging issues and options and associated news release
15 November 2007
- H5N1 Avian Influenza update
- 2007 bathing season isn’t a washout - bathing water
- World first Climate Change Bill published
- New powers to pilot waste incentive schemes
14 November 2007
13 November 2007
- Oral Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Avian Influenza
- H5N1 Avian Influenza Confirmed in Poultry
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on the tidal surge, East Coast of England
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn - update on Foot and Mouth Disease and Bluetongue Disease outbreaks
- Consultation on the draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and associated new release
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP at the Local Government Association Environmental Enforcement Conference, London - 7 November 2007
12 November 2007
- Avian Influenza Outbreak: additional restrictions
- Avian Influenza H5 confirmed in Suffolk
- Consultation on the implementation of the revised Bathing Water Directive and associated news release
9 November 2007
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the ‘Sustainable cities, delivering success’ Core Cities Summit, Nottingham - 8 November 2007
- Chief vet leaves with plaudits after four years service
- Statistical release:The Environment in your Pocket 2007 412/07
- Speech by Phil Woolas MP to the Timber Trade Journal Wood Futures Conference, London - 8 November 2007
- Defra publishes its second Sustainable Development Action Plan which sets out our actions until March 2009
8 November 2007
- Risk of serious coastal flooding in Eastern England
- Speech by Phil Woolas MP to the EIC’s Annual Conference, London
- Consultation: the review of Schedule 9 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and a ban on the sale of certain non-native species and associated news release
- Offsetting projects to create jobs and cut emissions
- Written Ministerial Statement by Phil Woolas: outcome of the UN Convention on Climate Change Pre-COP meeting in Bogor, Indonesia, 23-25 October 2007
- Written Ministerial Statement by Phil Woolas: Government Decontamination Service Business Plan
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on the outcome of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council 22-23 October 2007
- Written Ministerial Statement by Jonathan Shaw - Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative: report giving the proportion of UK produce supplied to Government Departments, NHS and HM Prison Service
- Written Ministerial Statement by Phil Woolas - Consultation on the coexistence of GM and non-GM crops - summary of responses and associated news release
7 November 2007
6 November 2007
- SAPO Licence restored to Merial Animal Health
- Statistical release: Municipal waste management statistics 2006/07
5 November 2007
2 November 2007
- New EU amendment to Bluetongue controls
- Bonfire night smog warning
- Foot and Mouth Disease surveillance zone to lift
- 2007 Survey of Attitudes and Behaviour in relation to the Environment
- Public attitudes and behaviours positive on the environment
1 November 2007
31 October 2007
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP to the IGD 'Packaging Reduction & Optimisation' Conference, London
- Articulating public values in environmental policy development: report on the Citizens’ Jury on Air Quality published. A news release has been issued.
- Water butts in every garden by 2010
- UK backs new European efforts to combat illegal fishing
30 October 2007
29 October 2007
- Bluetongue control zones merge
- Benn sets out strengthened Climate Change Bill: news release, ministerial statement and the Command Paper: Taking Forward the UK Climate Change Bill
26 October 2007
25 October 2007
- Great strides made to conserve migratory birds of prey
- No change to sea bass landing size
- Nations unite to save endangered birds of prey
- South Downs inquiry reopens
24 October 2007
23 October 2007
- Bluetongue update: Extension of the Bluetongue control zones
- UK Fisheries Minister presents UK priorities to EU Fisheries Council
22 October 2007
19 October 2007
18 October 2007
17 October 2007
- Bluetongue update: two new Bluetongue control zones established
- Foot and Mouth update : GB movement ban lifted outside of FMD risk area
- Marine Bill gets solid public support
16 October 2007
- Bluetongue update: extension of the control zone
- Foot and Mouth update: lifting of temporary control zone
15 October 2007
12 October 2007
- FMD GB movement ban to lift outside risk area and new measures to relieve pressure within the Bluetongue zones
- Launch of 'Conserving Biodiversity – The UK Approach'
11 October 2007
- Consultation on the Review of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995
- Avian Influenza lessons learned report published
- Tougher targets for packaging waste
- Consultation on recycling targets for packaging for 2008 and thereafter
10 October 2007
- Bluetongue update: extension of the control and protection zones
- Cutting red tape will help businesses and protect the environment
- Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Flood Defence Spending
9 October 2007
- Pre-Budget Report will help fight climate change
- Increase in flood spending to 2011
- 2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review
- £170 million boost for low-carbon energy technology
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP at the Carbon Disclosure Project Fifth Annual Forum, London
- Ruddock urges more action on fly-tipping as new figures published
- Investors must play a key role in building a greener future
8 October 2007
- Oral Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Foot and Mouth and Bluetongue
- £12.5 million for farmers affected by Foot and Mouth Disease
- Protection of Scotch whisky - UK government plans
5 October 2007
- Animal Health launches recorded information line
- Defra update on current Bluetongue and Foot and Mouth Disease situation
4 October 2007
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP at the Local Government Association Environmental Leadership Conference
- Speech by Joan Ruddock MP on carbon capture and storage to the Zero Emissions Platform Second General Assembly meeting
- Foot and Mouth Disease update: markets resume in FMD low risk area
3 October 2007
- Trade of meat to resume for most of Great Britain
- Foot and Mouth Disease update: Temporary Control Zone lifted
2 October 2007
1 October 2007
- Foot and Mouth Disease update: Temporary Control Zone established on the border of East and West Sussex
- Foot and Mouth update: FMD Risk Area reduced
- National Parks get new powers to ban off-road vehicles
- Changes to the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 – revision to Schedule of Controlled Species
- Applications open for new Energy Crops Scheme
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